Weather in Orleans, Vermont
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orleans, VT
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
67%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Orleans, VT
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
98%
10p
51°
97%
11p
51°
77%
12a
51°
86%
1a
52°
87%
2a
52°
53%
3a
51°
52%
4a
51°
53%
5a
51°
58%
6a
51°
60%
7a
51°
47%
8a
53°
37%
9a
56°
35%
10a
58°
20%
11a
59°
12%
12p
59°
1p
60°
2p
62°
3p
63°
4p
63°
5p
63°
6p
61°
7p
58°
8p
55°
9p
Orleans, VT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast58%74°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast25%70°52°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle14%77°47°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast56%86°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers64%77°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—56°35°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—65°38°
Orleans, VT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Orleans, VT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
171° · veering 32°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Orleans, VT
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Orleans, VT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:46 AM
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Orleans, VT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:15 AM
- Moonset
- 12:43 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Orleans, VT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Orleans at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).